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Struggling Democrats Find a ‘Good Villain’ in DOGE Lord Elon Musk
The Wall Street Journal ^ | February 5, 2024 | Catherine Lucey

Posted on 02/05/2025 4:10:51 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

WASHINGTON—Democrats are focusing their fire on billionaire Elon Musk—not President Trump—as they push back against the administration’s lightning-fast moves to dismantle parts of the government and dig into sensitive federal data.

“In the building behind me, Elon Musk is seizing power from the American people. We are here to fight back,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), at a large rally Tuesday at the Treasury Department headquarters.

Department headquarters. Musk “wants the power to decide whether or not every road repair in America goes forward, whether or not every Head Start center in America opens and whether or not every military base anywhere in the world operates according to Elon,” she said.

Activists, who have grumbled about party leadership and been urging a more muscular response, waved signs that read “Nobody Elected Elon,” a show of enthusiasm that has been in short supply since November.

Democrats are trying to paint Musk as the man pulling the levers in Washington—not Trump or the voters who elected him. After struggling to land on a clear message in the months following their November defeat, Democrats are lambasting Musk’s efforts to take control over swaths of the federal government as part of his role leading the Department of Government Efficiency.

“He’s a good villain,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D., Va.) “He makes it so easy because he’s so disregarding of how people feel. You know there’s no empathy, there’s no sense of trying to help people.”

Rep. Jared Golden, a centrist Democrat from Maine who represents a district that voted for Trump, said his office has been inundated by calls in recent days about Musk, not the president. “My constituents, and a majority of this country, put Trump in the White House, not this unelected, weirdo billionaire,” he tweeted.

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1 posted on 02/05/2025 4:10:51 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

They have NOTHING left..what we are all witnessing is the total destruction of the Democrat party and its GLORIOUS to watch..they are as popular as jock itch


2 posted on 02/05/2025 4:13:20 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: MinorityRepublican

They are so caring to everyone except America.


3 posted on 02/05/2025 4:15:31 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The guy slashing insane levels of corrupt spending? Ohhh kaaay


4 posted on 02/05/2025 4:16:06 PM PST by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

DOGE Lord Musk. Hilarious!!


5 posted on 02/05/2025 4:16:56 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Hey Democrats ...

"Who is your Daddy?"

6 posted on 02/05/2025 4:17:08 PM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: MinorityRepublican

I wish we could get #YAWN going for them. Same screed, same barking, same playbook just with less slush money thanks to #DOGE.


7 posted on 02/05/2025 4:21:57 PM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (Polls are designed to sell more ads & polls only. If it's not a horse race the money dries up.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sounds like Rep. Jared Golden’s office is in KAOS!


8 posted on 02/05/2025 4:25:23 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: MinorityRepublican
The Dems seem unusually sensitive about this.

Hypothetically, what if a political party was thoroughly corrupted and at every level, and a DOGE-like investigation threatened to expose the entire extent of the (potential) crimes, deceit and collaborations, what would the perps do and say at the beginning of the fact-finding probes?

Perhaps overly dramatic and fear-mongering statements? Consider...

Elon Musk is seizing power from the American people. We are here to fight back,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D)

Not an accusation, of course, however we Conservatives will be highly interested in what DOGE turns up, and the over-acting from the Dems makes us just that much more curious.

9 posted on 02/05/2025 4:32:05 PM PST by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: MinorityRepublican

LMAO is this jornolist for real? I have never seen people happier and Musk is the reason, they love the stopping of all this money going to “foreign aid.”


10 posted on 02/05/2025 4:32:11 PM PST by Skwor
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To: MinorityRepublican

The only people who think this are going to work voted for Kammy Harris in 2024


11 posted on 02/05/2025 4:32:26 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Wall St. Urinal. No credibility form that toilet paper rag.


12 posted on 02/05/2025 4:33:13 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (If Trump gets elected, we're all going to hang.- Hillary "The Wanderer" Clintoon.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sure they been “inundated with calls” by their astrotruf whining about their USAID checks bouncing when they tried to cash them


13 posted on 02/05/2025 4:33:55 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

In business, an axe man has a temporary function.


14 posted on 02/05/2025 4:36:33 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: MinorityRepublican

If Elon Musk was as evil as these people claim, he would be putting code into their taxpayer subsidized Teslas to lock down the car. With them in it.


15 posted on 02/05/2025 4:37:05 PM PST by Bernard (Issue an annual budget. And Issue a federal government balance sheet. Let's see what we got.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

The Wall Street Journal used to be almost down the middle. That is over


16 posted on 02/05/2025 4:48:27 PM PST by iamgalt
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To: MinorityRepublican

The more the Democrats shout, the more bits and pieces come out about what corrupt activities have been going on at various federal agencies.

Thank goodness that people are getting information from more than just the MSM networks.

It is becoming common knowledge that there is something seriously wrong with these agencies.

I think that Trump needs to use the Bully Pulpit to speak to the American people about some of the things being uncovered and use clear examples. If he does it in such a way that is dramatic, the Media will have to report it.

Trump is winning, but he needs to not only destroy the Deep State, but he also needs to win “hearts and minds” of the mislead voters. That has always been one of his strong suits.


17 posted on 02/05/2025 4:55:15 PM PST by Robert357
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To: MinorityRepublican

Make a list of all those yelling at DOGE, and connect the dots.


18 posted on 02/05/2025 5:00:15 PM PST by lurk (u)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“They have NOTHING left”

They are throwing all their BS up against the wall to see if anything sticks.


19 posted on 02/05/2025 5:01:06 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: ViLaLuz
Like a character and plot from a role-play software game! Fun!

"In the distance thunderstorms over the South African Veldt, bringing the damp scent of wind blown petrichor. The Dark Doge Lord El-An Musk, calls down his AI Gods to torment his foes, driving the maddened gibbering enemies of the state before him!"

20 posted on 02/05/2025 5:02:26 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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